Rashida El-Hashem Essay

Coming from a lonely and abusive home Mary had to find happiness outside of her house. Her mom made a friend from their church and she happened to have a three month year old baby. Mary always occupied the Richardson’s by helping with baby Alyssa, while also distracting herself from reality. Meeting the Richardson’s ended up being Mary’s worst nightmare. One night the Richardson’s went out and asked Mary and her mother to watch Alyssa.

Dewey Dell Bundren, the only daughter of the Bundren family, represents a combination of innocence, vulnerability, and resilience. Her family embarks on a taxing journey to bury her mother, and she struggles to resolve the consequences of her life-long actions. When her mother dies, Dewey Dell is almost immediately expected to embody the new motherly figure and “get supper on” for the family. However, Dewey Dell “does not move” initially because she is still processing the loss of her only female influence. Dewey Dell’s reluctance to move illustrates that in a very real sense, she is just a seventeen-year-old girl and still very much needs her mother at a time like this.

It’s important to recognize those who make an impact on their world. Mohammed Mossadegh is one of those people, as he represents 1951 “Person of the Year”. Mossadegh was born on May 19, 1882 in Iran, a place known for their trading routes and oil supply. The people of Iran take pride from where they come from, while appreciating their Zoroastrian religion as Kinzer says, “the Zoroastrian religion taught Iranians that citizens have an inalienable right to enlightened leadership” (Kinzer 20). Being only eight years old when Iran’s government started to fumble, Mossadegh was able to grasp onto politics at a young age (Kinzer 54). As Prime Minister of Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty, Mossadegh’s decision to Nationalize the most profitable British business in the world, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, caused foreign conflict as it did political chaos (Kinzer 53). Mossadegh’s decision was based off of his experiences he had, during his reign as Prime Minister, and the great passion he had for his country (Kinzer 123).

Once upon a time, there was a dear little girl called Scarlet who was loved by everyone who looked at her, but most of all by her mother, and there was nothing that she would not have given to the child. On Scarlet’s sixth birthday, her mother suddenly fell ill and soon passed away. Scarlet’s father, being unable to resign and accept the reality, quit his job as a hired herdsman and started hunting in order to distract himself from his grief. He could hardly bear to catch a glimpse of Scarlet’s sight, for she resembled her mother too much. Thus, he neglected his daughter and spent most of his time hunting out in the woods. For this reason, his mother, Scarlet’s grandmother, decided to come and live with them. Grandmother’s permanent stay was

The story develops two old college friends gathering for a chat, in a week afternoon, talking for hours straight. During this period there is abusive alcohol consumption, a robust evidence of personal problems. The conversation evolves around gossip and complains. It is Eloise, the protagonist, who complains the most throughout the whole story, and about every aspect of her current life. Including her own daughter, which until that moment she barely considers as her descendent: “I need a cocker spaniel or something” (24). Even though the text only brings up the distinct appearances between them, Eloise believes Ramona is so far apart from her that anything would be closer to her – even a dog.

So, Malia now works in a factory and her husband, Leger, owns a farm. As for Braxton, he works as an electrical engineer and his wife, Celeste, works as a nurse. Zia rose from her bed and began walking to the bathroom to begin prepping for the day. She brushed her teeth and washed her hair. She made her way back to her room to get dressed. Her closet consisted mostly of denim and khakis. As for her tops, they were mostly pain, dark colors, same with her few dresses. She chose to wear a dark red shirt and some blue jeans. Once she was dressed, she dried her hair and put it into a bun. When she thought she looked ok, she made her way downstairs. The rest of her family was already up. As the oldest left in the house, she had to make help make breakfast, and help clean up after. It wasn't always her favorite of her chores, but she did it. She did it to help her family because they all meant the world to her, even her mom. They didn’t always get along but Zia still loved her because Zia knew that she wouldn’t be where she is without her. As for her dad, Zia loved her dad more than anyone else on this earth. All the kids would run to mom with all their problems, but Zia runs to her

A desert peninsula in 6th century was the cross roads of the world, the bridge between Europe, Asia and Africa. Arabia was a vacant wasteland of desert, rarely seeing any life besides that of the trade caravans. City states dominated the political life and the only form of centralized government was in chaos. This was Arabia in the 6th century, this even though Christian was to become the staging ground for the growth of the 2nd largest religion that exists today. This is where the "Prophet" Muhammad was born in the city of Mecca.

Ever felt misunderstood by your parents or even neglected? In the stories “Confetti Girl” and “Tortilla Sun” both daughters feel either neglected by their parents, irritated by them and misunderstood. The story, “Confetti Girl” is about a girl who had different interests than her father, who only enjoyed his work as a literacy teacher. The story, “Tortilla Sun” is about a girl who had been told she was being sent to her grandparents house so her mother can finish research. One thing common between these two stories is that both girls have tension between their parents. In the passages from the story “Confetti Girl” and “Tortilla Sun”, both of the stories are told from the perspective of the child, which in turn, helped create tensions between

Clay, named after his father and Kentucky abolitionist Cassius M. Clay, was born in Louisville, Kentucky. At age 12, he had his bicycle stolen, and reported the fact to a local policeman (and boxing trainer), Joe Martin. Martin suggested that Clay learn to fight; under his guidance, Clay rapidly advanced through the youth ranks. A low achiever academically, Clay won six Kentucky Gold Gloves while at high school and was allowed to graduate despite his poor grades. Presciently, his principal announced during a staff meeting about the issue that Clay would someday be "this school's claim to fame." Clay later joked about his lackluster academic record saying, "I said I was the Greatest, not the smartest."

Readers discover Ashley’s feelings for her mother after meeting her for the first time in eight years. With the use of irony, the author conveys the message to the reader that Ashley’s perception on her mother has altered. Ashley always had high remarks towards her mother, Ashley considered her mother to be strong and ardent, however during this encounter with her mother Ashley sees how cunning and sadistic her mother is. From her facetious insults to her sardonic remarks, readers see Ashley’s view on her mother change. The author chooses to put Ashley’s encounter with her mother in the book because it adds depth to Ashley. Ashley had a lot of expectations when meeting her mother, she thought that this encounter will be life-changing for her

Sudanese Christian mother Mariam Ibraheem spoke to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and revealed the reason why she never despaired even when she was placed on death row for apostasy and threatened with death if she did not renounce her faith in Jesus.

It had been five years since Colette’s horrible nightmare. She was now living in a little cottage at the edge of the monastery grounds. She had taken work from the monks cleaning and organizing their antiquity scrolls. She had met a wonderful man, a blacksmith in the neighboring village. They had married and were expecting their first child. Colette had never spoke of that frightful time not even to her husband, but now that she was pregnant she could not stop thinking about

A lamp flew across the room. Bree sat crouched behind the blue couch. Her eyelids clashing together tightly, hands over her ears. Her parents were fighting again. This time about the carrots on the dinner table. “You brought home the bad carrots!” Bree’s father hollered. “For the last time,they were the best at the market!” Her mother shouted gruffly and added in a mumble, “No one said you had to eat them.” But he heard anyway, “Excuse me!?”He yelled so loudly it made fragile Bree whimper, but still he droned on, “I am your husband! I will be respected and cherished! Not that stinkin’ rat you picked off of the street,” He stormed. Little Bree’s mother defended her “boyfriend”. “Charles is not a rat! He is a noble gentleman

She herself was a happy character, and would always run into her father's arms after her day at kindergarten. She always came home with elaborate yet messy crayon drawings for him to hang of the fridge, and they always came with a smile and a hug. Her father was a caring man. Receiving his daughter’s often unneat and confusing artwork was always the highlight of the day. He would walk down the dusty road, hands in pockets and hazel eyes straight ahead to the school bus stop. His daughter would exit the bus and she would run into his arms, her auburn hair flying behind her. That was before he left, and she would always walk home

Mohammed Alatar, who lives in the US as a commercial filmmaker, directs this film. He is a member and co founder in Palestinians for peace and Democracy organization. This film describes the Middle East conflict between Palestinians and Israelis in the holy land Palestine. The film shows the impact of the Israeli decisions to separate the Palestinians land from Israelis land by building the iron wall. This decisions affects Palestinians live and clear expositions of the Israelis settlement policy in the West Bank.